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Charlie Wishart, of Woodstock, N.H., holds his son Charlie while looking at a replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in North Haverhill yesterday. A veteran of the war, Wishart returned to Vietnam about 20 times as part of the Veterans Vietnam Restoration Project. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

In Haverhill, Honoring Those Who Fell in Vietnam

Friday, May 24, 2013

North Haverhill — Seven years ago, Jean Durgin was at home in Henniker, N.H. when two men approached the front door. Her son, Sean, answered the door and screamed. She looked back, and noticed the two men were in uniform. Durgin’s other son, Russell, had been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan, she told a group of about …

George Leonhard Boveroux, Jr.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

North Haverhill, N.H. — George Leonhard Boveroux, Jr. born Dec. 1, 1933, in New York City, died May 12, 2013, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, after a long struggle with emphysema. He was 79. He grew up in Essex Fells, N.J., graduated from Hickory Ridge School (Putney, Vt.) in 1947, Montclair High School (N.J.) in 1952, and Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.) with a …

Haverhill and Newbury Share Founders’ Day

Monday, May 20, 2013

Haverhill — Haverhill, N.H., and Newbury, Vt., began celebrating the 250th anniversary of their founding yesterday. The towns were founded on May 18, 1763, and yesterday’s events included re-enactors from the Revolutionary War in Haverhill and music, poetry and discussion in Newbury. In Woodsville, Dartmouth College Professor Emeritus Jere Daniell led a discussion …

Haverhill: Funding OK’d For ‘Silver Tsunami’

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Haverhill — After 18 years as town manager, it’s easy for Glenn English to read the mood of voters. “This was a happy crowd,” which was reflected in the voting, English said after Town Meeting last night. Every article, including the town’s nearly $3.7 million 2013 budget, passed …

Haverhill Proposes Pooling Fire Costs into Town Budget, Shifting Burden Off Villages

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Haverhill residents will elect town and school officers in ballot voting on Tuesday, March 12, at the James R. Morrill Municipal Building in North Haverhill between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., voters will gather at Haverhill Cooperative Middle School to consider 20 articles on the …

Man Sentenced for Slayings: Couple Was Shot in Grafton 

Friday, February 22, 2013

North Haverhill — For the better part of an hour, Robert LaCombe listened silently as members of a family that had once taken him in wished the worst for him: They said they hated him. They said they …

Kind Hearts and Quartets: Barbershop Singers Deliver Valentine’s Day Serenades in Upper Valley

Friday, February 15, 2013

Haverhill — A light-blue SUV drove the long, winding driveway and rolled to a stop in front of the Haverhill Cooperative Middle School yesterday. Out popped four men, ages 76 to 86, dressed to the nines in black …

Letter: Haverhill and Newbury Celebrations

Monday, May 20, 2013

To the Editor: Thanks to Ben Conarck for his wonderful article about Archie Steenburgh in the Feb. 11 Valley News (“Tales From the Auction Block). I’d just like to add that the Haverhill-Newbury 250th Anniversary Celebration Program and the Haverhill Historical Society jointly sponsored the Steenburgh talk as …

Engineering a Playoff Run

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Woodsville — While putting together a fine season, the Woodsville High girls basketball team has endured its share of difficult setbacks. Heading into last night’s matchup with Littleton, four of the Engineers’ six losses had come by four …

Rivendell Basketball Tips Woodsville

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Woodsville — Points were hard to come by during last night’s game between the Rivendell Academy and Woodsville High girls basketball teams. The visiting Raptors prevailed in overtime, 34-31, during a contest in which neither side gave much …

Tales From the Auction Block

Monday, February 11, 2013

Haverhill — In 40 years in the auctioneering business, Archie Steenburgh has encountered plenty of interesting items — but only two Egyptian mummies, so far. “I challenge any other auctioneer in New Hampshire or Vermont to have ever …

Vt. Man Claims Meds, Booze Impaired Grasping Miranda Waiver

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

West Lebanon — A Vermont man who allegedly kidnapped a woman and shot a Woodsville man multiple times before surrendering to police wants several incriminating statements he made to authorities thrown out of court, claiming that he made them while under the influence of alcohol and medications that …

High School Roundup: Raiders Sweep to CVC Ski Crowns

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Newbury, N.H. — With Emily Perryman and Kenny Weitzman producing big days, the Lebanon High ski team topped three foes yesterday at Mount Sunapee to take the Connecticut Valley Conference championship races. Perryman swept the slalom and giant …